. >> reporter: so steve is going to spill the beans on what thieves know, that we don't. starting with the biggest question. how do they choose which car to steal? you're basically shopping. >> yeah, that's the plan. >> reporter: in tv shows like the sopranos, the bad guy always steals the most expensive cars. >> in eastern europe you can sell this far for 120,000. >> reporter: but the top two most stolen cars in 2012, honda civics and accords, going all the way back to the '90s models. we set up this garage in l.a. for him to demonstrate how it's done. car number one has a barely open window. >> a window that has enough room for me to stick my fingers in i can get out of its track rocking back and forth and pull hard enough to get my arm in there and unlock it. >> reporter: bingo, in less than ten seconds. now for car number two. >> i'm going to use my tow truck lockout kit. >> reporter: a few pumps of air. >> stick it right down to the lock. now i'm in. >> reporter: and he's inside car number two in less than a minute. and you would start up a car, and you would drive o